Author Amity Shlaes had heartening words for conservatives when she spoke at a Civitas event this fall. As the biographer of Calvin Coolidge, Miss Shlaes knew he had faced ... Keep Reading
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Are taxpayers footing the bill for union group’s expenses?
It appears the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) have been providing free office space for years to the local branch of an organization with close ties to state and national, ... Keep Reading
McCrory Should Listen to Voters on Medicaid Expansion
If he’s not careful, Gov. Pat McCrory may be on course to have a “Pence problem” in 2015. In the days immediately following the mid-term elections, Gov. Pat McCrory insisted ... Keep Reading
Bill Gates: Hypocrisy 2.0
Billionaire Bill Gates, who has spent millions advocating for and implementing the Common Core Standards in 44 states and thousands of public schools across the United States, ... Keep Reading
High Court: Legislature Got It Right
On Oct. 8 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld North Carolina's new elections reform legislation, effectively reversing a ruling in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocking the ... Keep Reading
Civitas Poll Shows Tillis Has Slight Edge over Hagan
The newest Civitas Poll showed state House Speaker Thom Tillis, a Republican, with a slight edge over Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan in voters’ views of the U.S. Senate ... Keep Reading
NC Spends $150K per High School Diploma. Are We Getting Our Money’s Worth?
How much of your money is spent to educate one high school graduate in North Carolina? $50,000? $75,000? Our new analysis shows that North Carolina taxpayers spend about ... Keep Reading
Under Obama, Labor Force Shrinks to Historic Lows
The latest U.S. job report shows the official national unemployment rate dropping below 6 percent for the first time since before the recession. This seemingly good news, however, ... Keep Reading
Radical Environmental Groups Violate NC Law, FCC Rules
Two ultraliberal, out-of-state national groups are apparently flouting state law and violating Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules (§ 73.1212) in a campaign attacking ... Keep Reading
Imagine NC Growing Without Handouts to Cronies
Imagine with me for a moment what would happen if Gov. Pat McCrory’s office and state legislative leaders released the following joint statement regarding a special session to ... Keep Reading
